Dr. Amjad Parvez

Listening to the humming of songs by Sanober Altaf’s mother while busy in household affairs, left a mark in Sanober Altaf’s subconscious. This feeling influenced her poems and short stories as regularly published in Islamabad’s literary journals. Her interest in criticism of prose on literature and social issues were also published. She continued with her […]

To this reviewer’s comprehension a biography contains the author’s life history and experiences overlapping the socio-political environment and history of the era he lived them. Even in a novel the history in the making engulfs the plots and characters of the novel. Doctor Zhivago, novel by Boris Pasternak, was published in Italy in 1957. This […]

Cultural Odyssey of many countries is the content of a beautiful book written by Dr Fatima Hussain who is an Indian writer married to a Pakistani writer cum politician Fakhar Zaman. Printed on art paper with colour photographs has made Afzaal Ahmad’s presentation beautiful. Dr Fatima Hussain did her M Phil and PhD from Jawaharlal […]

A citizen is flabbergasted when he has to endure the news of political turmoil in the country every morning. In my case escape from this mental mayhem is found by listening to sot music by Melody Makers of the subcontinent. Sweet cultured voices like that of Nayyara Noor provided a relief from the torture of […]

Writing a short story based on real happenings is a difficult task especially if written in a fluent and easy diction. Azhar Javed’s short stories book ‘Buhut Dair Ho Gayi’ (It’s already too late) is being referred to here. Now comes the million dollar question whether the credit should be given to the writer or […]

It happens that you do not value a thing or a relation when it is available on your door steps. That was a case with me when I used to come across singer Masood Rana in PTV premises in senior music producer Rafiq Ahmad Warraich’s room. Now that I am hosting my Radio Show ‘Fun […]

It is a great tribute paid to an artist in his/her life time when research is conducted on his/her works and the researcher is rewarded in the shape of M Phil degree. Mumtaz Raashid is one such guy on whose works, research was conducted and the student who did research was Talat Riaz, and presenter […]

It is amazing that in his book Punjab University Main Urdu – Shobey Sei Idare Tak, Professor Dr Zahid Muneer Aamir has summed up the history and growth of Urdu language from British rule to the present day in Punjab University. Before the advent of Punjab University, Calcutta University was catering for the needs of […]

Dedicated to the questioning minds, the latest book by the Publishers Aks Publications, Lahore titled ‘Goonjati Sargoshian’ comprises short stories of seven female writers belonging to the present generation. This book is the selection and presentation of Farheen Khalid and Safia Shahid. These girls are like-minded writers in their own right. Generally speaking the word […]

As per the title this book, it is all about the journey of Colonel (r) Nawab Ali from Hushiarpur to Lyallpur. Naturally it entails the life history of Nawab Ali based on his migration to Pakistan, before and thereafter. This autobiography comprises work in Urdu and English. Both portions are intersected by a map of […]